February 22, 2021 - Tech Trendsetters

The Woman Bulldozing Video Games’ Toughest DRM

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Wired Staff

For Empress, cracking titles like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Immortals Fenyx Rising is more than a pastime. It’s a mission.

India’s Zomato valued at $5.4 billion in new $250 million investment

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Tech Crunch

Zomato has raised $250 million, two months after closing a $660 million Series J financing round, as the Indian food delivery startup builds a war-chest ahead of its IPO later this year. Kora (which contributed $115 million), Fidelity ($55 million), Tiger Global ($50 million), Bow Wave ($20 million), and Dragoneer ($10 million) pumped the new […]

How Planes Keep Flying After an Engine Catches Fire

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Wired Staff

A Boeing 777 shed huge chunks of metal over a Denver suburb over the weekend—but wasn’t in danger of going down itself.

The Energy Sector Must Prepare for More Extreme Weather

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Wired Staff

Energy plants, like those in Texas, don’t guard against events that are perceived to be exceedingly rare. That’s no longer an option.

EquityBee raises $20M to help startup employees actually afford their stock options

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Tech Crunch

EquityBee, a stock option marketplace startup, has raised $20 million in a Series A round of funding. Group 11 led the financing, which also included participation from Oren Zeev Ventures, Battery Ventures and ICON Continuity Fund. It brings the company’s total raised to over $28 million since its 2018 inception. EquityBee CEO and co-founder Oren […]

Splice gets $55 million for its software bringing beats from bedrooms to bandstands

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Tech Crunch

Splice, the New York-based, AI-infused, beat-making software service for music producers created by the founder of GroupMe, has managed to sample another $55 million in financing from investors for its wildly popular service. The GitHub for music producers ranging from Hook N Sling, Mr Hudson SLY, and Steve Solomon to TechCrunch’s own Megan Rose Dickey, Splice […]

If Coinbase is worth $100 billion, what’s a fair valuation for Stripe?

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Tech Crunch

Mere days after we discussed Coinbase at $77 billion and Stripe at $115 billion in the private markets, those same semi-liquid exchanges have provided a new valuation for the cryptocurrency company. It’s now $100 billion, per Axios’ reporting. Good thing we argued last week that there could be some merit to Coinbase’s $77 billion secondary market […]

Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Is Now Armed—in the Name of Art

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Wired Staff

A group of meme-spinning pranksters attached a paintball gun to the dynamic robot to make a point about the automated future.

Why I felt fine about not disclosing my pregnancy to investors

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Tech Crunch

Without knowing anyone who’d gone through a similar experience, I had to decide how I would handle my status as a pregnant person when speaking with investors.